Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 1.5 times bigger than Iraq.
Iraq is approximately 438,317 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 49% larger than Iraq. Meanwhile, the population of Iraq is ~47.0 million people (3.2 million fewer people live in Afghanistan).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 20 statistics
Make 13.0 times more money in Iraq
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Iraq is 71.2% more expensive than Afghanistan overall
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Moving from Afghanistan to Iraq · UN DESA 2020
314 people born in Afghanistan live in Iraq.
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